Dozens of Catholic Churches Closed in Germany in 2024 and 2025
According to the German bishops' conference, at least 66 Catholic churches and chapels were closed and desecrated in Germany in 2024.
By 1 December, at least 46 churches or chapels had been profaned in 2025.
The bishops' conference notes that not all profanations are published in diocesan official bulletins, meaning the actual number of churches taken out of use could be higher.
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